December 3rd, 2024 Community Council Minutes

Attending: Seth Hansen, Teri Mccabe, Becky Robinson, Karen Phair, Brooke Barnes, Christine Harrison, Chris Bringhurst, Carrie Prince

Welcome: Karen Phair
Karen will not be in attendance at the Jan 7, 2024 meeting, Christine will lead the meeting
MOY assessments are taking place today; table for January meeting.
Mr. B integrate grit and resilience discussion
- Second Step
  - was chosen because of the School-home connection, easy lesson planning for teachers, grade-level specific topics, online curriculum, variety of topics
  - A letter can be sent home at the beginning of the year. After each lesson, there’s a Home Link letter to send home. Can be used for homework if the teacher wants to.
  - To this point, Second Step has been available but not expected.
  - Chris modeled in 5 classrooms last year and those teachers continue to use it this year.
- Hope Squad
  - - Suicide prevention
    - At the elementary level, we focus on the idea of getting help to students that need it: bullying, mental health, suicide ideation, SafeUT
What kind of communication do parents respond to?
Parents have access to it, so we should let them know the resource is available.
Engaging families
- Parent Night (like STEM Night?) to introduce parents to the resources.
- ‘Engage Families’ section
- PTA could teach the lessons in classrooms to help teachers?
- Include Levels of Behavior instruction for parents
- After School program?
- Can we use the Hope Squad/Kindness Club somehow?

What issues are we seeing in the school?
- Conflict resolution
Third Goal for 25/26 school year should be related to this.
Safety Plan input and review
Amendment B Trustlands Report/Discussion
- Moved to January, February, or March.
Karen moves to adjourn the meeting, Brooke and Christine second. Meeting adjourned.

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